ban UTFO from this site, please!
I'm getting the feeling that both X and MR are getting the short end of it with the refs, due to MR always being negatively animated over EVERY single foul that has ever been called on him, and then X for...well....for reasons we already know. Each of them had at least 2 fouls called on them last night that were total bullshit. The refs were bad all over the court, but X and MR seemed to get the worst of it.
pls don't turn this into another Cooler thread. Go argue with that crowd if you want to tell political opponents to shut up.
Also, has anyone else noticed how little our perimeter guys shot fake? Mbako does a good job, but Cupps, X, TG and Leal are never in shooting position on a catch and shot or pass fake. C'mon guys, make the game easier!
hell our interior guys don't pump fake either. Walker got face planted under the basket, all he needs to do is pump fake and watch the PSU guy do a Maverick/Goose fly by. I've seen this happen underneath all year. And yet, our guys tend to bite on the pump fake every time. All this AAU ball, or whatever it's called now, to 'showcase talent', but I really don't think they spend any time teaching the little things we were taught in 5th grade ball.
Yep, we're seeing the same thing. I don't think I've ever seen a team shot fake so little, and get bamboozled and out of position by other teams' shot fakes. Amazing to me at this level.
X gets mugged going to the hoop with no foul called, yet when the PSU player drains a banked in "three" and makes it a four pt. play was a ridiculous call, I thought. The IU player grazed his hand AFTER the ball left his hand. It did not affect his shot. Why do the refs think a shot behind the three point line has to becalled more strict than if it had been inside the line? The refs should have done a "no call" since the slight contact came after the shot. It not like the player was knocked down to the floor. I thought overall the play calling was bad. I only noted one time the commenters said IU "got away with one". IU seemed to have multiple questionable calls, ie Reneau's third foul or his "all ball contact" reach-in foul. I think the refs have it out for Reneau, much like they do X. They know Malik gets called for the most of any BT player, plus he bellyaches about it every time. Their triggers are cocked whenever Reneau makes a move.
Malik does fairly regularly. He gives shoulder fakes, and steps through, all the time. Ware should never need to pump fake. Walker isn't a polished post player, at all.
absolutely he should. There's always value in getting a defender in the air... especially if his name is Zach Edey.
Nah. He’s 7 foot, long arms, and athletic. It’s unnecessary for him. Actually he did last night and that was one of the times Wahab blocked him, and got a jump ball out of it. Ware needs to catch, make a decisive move, elevate, and finish. He does that for the most part. And most in college can’t guard it.
It's not at all, just on our team. I watch it fool our guys regularly. Seriously, other teams use it all the time, but maybe I'm seeing what I want to see. I don't think so though. The perimeter guys for IL, WI, PU... again, just surprising to me at this level.
agree to disagree. What makes a quick finish all the more effective, is that you've pump-faked a guy already, so the next time he stays on the floor. Can't be predictable. Again, that's a valuable tool to have in your kit, but you won't do it well, if you don't do it regularly. Heck McHale and Parrish were both terrific at using shot fakes, and by your logic they often had the same height advantage 30+ years ago that Ware does vs his opponents.
What??
1---You are a hypocrite. The exact thing you accuse someone of doing you do yourself times 3.
No. MSP is easy to fly into from anywhere. Downtown is easily accessible, and they do a great job of hosting. There is plenty of solid eating and drinking near the Target center.
Well, that was the other half of what I said in a follow up post. Many of the teams with big fan bases aren’t driving all the way out to MSP to watch their mediocre team.
The assertion that Illinois is not a good traveling fan base is straight up asinine and demonstrably false.
Exactly...I had some Illinois friends at the game tonight and according to them Illinois had a pretty big crowd, the weird thing was it was spread all across the arena versus in one area for some reason.
Might've been the Caitlin Clark effect. I would think Iowa is the next closest school, and her impact and reach are huge for women's bball. I could easily imagine her alone drawing 5-10K. Lots of folks who otherwise might not go, think "I'll go watch my team and get to see CC play too!"
Thank you. I hope it returns to Chi or Indy.
Maybe 2012 S16 game vs Uk when they had 7 months to purhase their tickets (In advanced, Atlanta regional) and IU only 4 days.
Big cities are not bad if they are well run. But when they decide to forgo law and order then you are going to have a lot more problems because of the amount of people. If Mayberry has a crime spree it is 2 or 3 people doing it. But in a city like Raleigh if there is a crime spree it is 100s or 1000s. I have the feeling that many long time New Yorkers are crying because of what has happened to their city.
The only fanbase that is bigger than ours is Kentucky, and we hold our own against them. I’m not sure any other fans could schedule 50/50 neutral site games like we used to at The RCA Dome and Freedom Hall — Im glad that is returning.
Yep I’m a 6 hr drive to MSP and wouldn’t have gone with free tickets. This team was tough to get behind and the “true fans” bullshit wasn’t well thought thru by CMW and crew. As for the UC, last time I was there I wished I had brought my Kevlar vest. Always has been a dangerous part of the city.
It’s a second or third tier DL hub. Doesn’t matter.
